Navy Key: Receive a command performance from quarterback Zach Abey Abey needs to prove he’s made progress with regard to knowing the triple-option and reading defenses. Head coach Ken Niumatalolo and offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper both feel comfortable with the junior’s command of the offense in practice and hope it translates under the lights in […]

Jake Hawk epitomizes the development of the Navy offensive line during the current triple-option era. When Navy went to the Houston Bowl in 2003, the starting left tackle (Nick Wilson) weighed 264 pounds. That was typical along the line during the first decade as head coach Paul Johnson valued quickness and athleticism over size. In […]

Navy slotbacks coach Danny O’Rourke insists there are no specific starters at his position. Senior captain Darryl Bonner and precocious sophomore Malcolm Perry may be listed atop the depth chart going into Friday night’s season opener at Florida Atlantic, but O’Rourke said there are four other slotbacks he has complete faith in. “I tell them […]

In order to get a better look at Florida Atlantic’s opponent on Friday, the Sun Sentinel enlisted the help of Navy beat writer Bill Wagner of the Capital Gazette. We asked Bill to answer three questions about the Midshipmen ahead of Friday night’s game. 1. People got a brief look at quarterback Zach Abey last […]

In the midst of preparing for the start of the 2017 season, the Navy football team has rallied around offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper, whose son will likely need a heart transplant. Jarren Jasper, 14, went to the doctor for a routine physical in June so he could try out for the Broadneck High School football […]

Reggie Hayes has been told for a long time that he was too short to play quarterback. It happened when Hayes was a freshman at Parkview Baptist High in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he became a four-year varsity letterman and two-year team captain. Hayes was a big-time playmaker in an option-style offense, leading Parkview to […]